Major League Baseball’s annual charity auction has picked ALS, a devastating and so-far incurable neurodegenerative condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, as the focus of this year’s fundraising. Money raised by the public’s pursuit of a variety of experiences, from golf outings with players to a package for the All-Star game, will be spread out between different causes dedicated to raising awareness about the disease, treating it and hopefully one day curing it.
Piscotty’s personal story is both heartbreaking and motivating. And still developing. He was here Monday as more than just a spokesman. The foundation his family started, the ALS Cure Project, is one of five benefactors of the league’s charity auction.